Vintage Jim Beam barrels dotted the stage and bottles graced the shiny trailers of his semi-trucks Saturday night as Kid Rock poured himself a glass from behind the full bar on the set of his Allegan County Fairgrounds concert.

He also gulped his whiskey straight from the bottle on a stage adorned with huge shotguns and monstrous steer horns.

More than 12,000 fans, packed shoulder-to-shoulder at the Allegan County Fairgrounds, shrieked their approval and he voiced his appreciation right back.

“I know the economy is tough everywhere and I appreciate everyone who spent their money to come here tonight,” he said.

The evening’s slight drizzle stopped just in time for the black-clad Kid Rock with his hair flying, to blast on the stage with “God Bless Saturday” and “Born Free,” from his eighth studio album (“Born Free”) released last November.

Fans were on the receiving end of two hours of entertainment, surrounded by gyrating pole dancers and amid laser light shows, fire blasts and fireworks.

He knocked out his own smash hits along with his unabashed favorites from other artists, including Ted Nugent’s “Cat Scratch Fever,” and “Keep Your Hands to Yourself,” by Georgia Satellites.

“I like AC/DC and ZZ Top,” he told the crowd, adding Bob Seger and Johnny Cash to the roster.

“Born Free” is an album without rap, metal and sans parental warning sticker, separating it from Kid Rock’s previous albums. He didn’t leave his crowd wanting for the old days, though, bringing fans to their feet with "Bawitdaba," "Cowboy" and "Only God Knows Why."

Crowd control near the stage and restroom areas was less than stellar at Saturday’s performance – occasional scuffles broke out up front in spite of at least 15 security guards, 30-40 National Guard soldiers and officers patrolling from The Allegan County Sheriff’s Department and the Michigan State Police Department.

But overall, Kid Rock’s fans enjoyed the experience, drank his own “Badass Lager” – the only ale for sale – and left pretty satisfied, singing his hits all the way to their cars.

“It was just excellent – people were dancing on their chairs and on the ground from start to finish,” said Kami Fleckenstein, 43, of Allegan as she headed for the parking lot. “It was an electric feeling seeing him on that stage.”